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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1941
Page
14
Nazi air raids hit the British south coast naval base at Portsmouth and surrounding areas in overnight strikes. The government said two Nazi planes were shot down, with several fires and casualties reported. Berlin claimed damage to Portsmouth docks and nearby targets, plus bombings in Malta and Libya as retaliation.
Tree projects in Bexar county are included in the Texas Highway Commission plan to spend 2,434,100 on the 1981 finances program. State Highway No. 4 will receive asphalt for 9.0 miles, Highway No. 61 will be surfaced with asphalt for 8.3 miles, and U S Highway No. 5 will receive an asphalt leveling course for 14.4 miles.
Admiral Sekine in Manzhou Notigkeit proposes a geographic circle connecting Tokyo to Colombo to define Japan’s co prosperity sphere, spanning Pacific islands and most of Asia while downplaying territorial aims. Other papers say U S aid-to-Britain moves edge closer to entered war, boosting pressure on Japan.
Rome reports the Tal lat garrison at Glavahub repulsed a British attack. The war bulletin notes intense Italian offensive activity near Eupean trout, German planes set fire to enemy tanks and trucks in Chenaira and Yalan, and two British Blenheims were shot down. An East Africa air detachment faced a British air attack involving about 30 vehicles. Three British planes failed to pierce Irajan air defenses in East Agric, with one Blenheim bomber downed.
Fredericksburg Road is rapidly becoming one of the busiest routes in Texas with daily traffic around 40,000 cars and an average of over 1,000 per hour in peak periods. Growth stems from Los Angeles Heights, Wool-gawn Hills, and increased motor movement from Boerne and other towns along U.S. Highway 86. The road connects San Antonio to Fredericksburg, El Paso, and the West Coast, reflecting sustained traffic rise since 1926.
London March 11 The admiralty announced the heaviest toll of merchant shipping in the sea war since last October with 20 British 41,970 tons Allied and 1 neutral vessel totaling 148,035 tons lost in the week ending March 7. German and Italian claims of 432,500 tons were reported for the week. British losses were 102,371 tons from 20 merchantmen, 41,970 tons Allied, and 3,197 tons from a neutral vessel.
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America presented miners demands for wage increases to soft coal operators at an Appalachian joint conference. About 100 operators and 150 union policy members attended as the current contract neared expiration on March 3. Lewis proposed extending the agreement two years without modifications.
A bomber of undetermined nationality, described as presumably British, was shot down in flames yesterday over Romanian territory by Yugoslav anti aircraft gunners. Yugoslavia is said to have increased anti aircraft batteries on the Romanian frontier.
An Elghis Arroy corps headquarters company will depart Port Sant Houston around March 17 to establish a new headquarters at Brownwood, about half a mile west of the Brownwood Brady road. The unit, consisting of five officers and 65 men, is led by Capt. Pov C. Franke Jr. Maj. Gen. Walter Kinieger commands the Eighth Army Corps.
London reports say overnight RAF air raid on Cologne set fires in the German city and targeted docks at Boulogne Cherbourg and the western coast. A North Africa theater fighter mission supported offensive actions over Arromanches and nearby areas.
Cairo reports British and native troops in feep drives into Ethiopia have captured hundreds of prisoners, a brigade commander and staff aid among the detainees. Imperial forces in Western Ethiopia are said to have seized equipment at Afodu and advance toward Asosa, with Dambracha taken and pursuit of Italian columns toward Debra Markes confirmed.
David Bleves, vice president, announced Boys' Club No 2 in San Antonio has 423 members, up from 421, with facilities expanded to serve the growing membership. He noted plans to accommodate rapid increases and ongoing program development.
Edwin Miller of San Antonio travels with four other ambulance drivers from the British American wartime corps to New York. The group ferries ambulances toward New York for shipment, aiming to rouse American enthusiasm for aiding Britain. Miller’s vehicle bears names of film stars who supported the British Relief Campaign.
In Alpine Macch 11(INS) a unit of Cap'n Jerk Moore’s Frontier Battalion forms to patrol the Rio Grande frontier. The mounted force, described as the first integrated defense guard unit, aims to guard the wild border, recruit locals, and reduce delays with West conflicts. Moore, a reputed frontiersman, leads the effort from Alpine headquarters.
A British American event aims to arrive in San Antonio Tuesday with parachute dolls bearing messages for Mayor Maury Maverick and New York’s royal president William Buxton. The stunt seeks to coordinate fund raising across more than 100 cities. The Rev Charles Summers, rector of St David’s, will speak at a noon inter parish service Wednesday at St Mark’s.
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